The Independence Heights community has been shaken by a string of recent breaks-ins at multiple churches in the neighborhood. The Houston Police Department is investigating and does not know yet
Texans of color, disproportionately devastated by death and unemployment during the last year, tend to live in neighborhoods with older homes, more vulnerable pipes and fewer food options. That's made it harder to withstand the cold temperatures and power outages.
While the catastrophe wrought by unprecedented weather in Texas was shared by millions left shivering in their own homes, the suffering was not equally spread.